Valve for oil burners



I Patented May 31, 1927.

"UNITED. STA

TES 'P A'T ENT 'IOFFICEI, v

HERMAN W. HITZEMANN, 0F ROSELLE, ILLINOIS.-

VALVE FOR OIL BUBNER S.

- Application filed February 4',"1926.1 Serial No. 85,969.

casings Third, to eliminate the necessity for the use of two valves; and

Fourth, to incorporate the improvement as an attachment on valves already in serv ice at a minimum of expense-in making, the

change. v I "Further objects andadyantages of the invention will become apparent as the'descrip- ,tion proceeds. V I

In-the, accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 1s a view, chiefly in central "anial section, of a valve, indicating the appl1ca-= 1 tion of principles ofthe invention thereto;

7 portion Figure 2 is a plan view ofthe valve shown in F gure'l; i

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailperspective of the pawl;'and

Figure 41s a partial section on a line corresponding to l1ne 4 -4 of Figure 1, indicating a modified construction.

In the emb diment of the invention selected for illustration in Figuresl, 2 and 3, the valve comprises a casing 10 threaded to an inlet pipe 12 leading from the tank or other supply of liquid fuel, and connected to the discharge pipe '14 leading to the burner by means of a union 16 and clamping nut 18. A valve member 20 is housed in a bore opposite prises a valve I seat on a seat 24 formed in the body, a thread portion 26 engaging cooperating threads on the corresponding portion of the bore, and a cylindrical portion or shank, 28

- extending through and beyonda cylindrical The cylindrical 30 i of the body.

portions 28. and 30 are of different diameters to define an annular clearance receiving the packing 32 compressed-by the follower 34 forced down by the cap nut 36.

The structure above described is'old and well known in the art and'per se forms'no part of my present invention;

The shank 28 extends beyond the cap nut 36 and carries a control disc38 riveted, or

the spring 58.

otherwise suitably attached, tothe end of the shank. Between the disc 38 and the cap nut 36 lies the eye 40 of the control arm 42.

This arm is provided with a socket 44 housing a pawl 46 re'ssed against serrations 48- on the edge 0 the disc 38 by a suitable spring 50. To keep the'pawl properly j aligned with the serrations or ratchet, it is providedwith top and bottom toes 52 riding on the upper and lower surfacesof the disc,

and a vertical toe 54 lying between the toes 52 and entering the serrations. -The outer end of'the arm 42 may be 'connected'by'a chain 56 to the usual'control thermostat operating to fraise the arm against the action ofsuitablereturn means such as a weight, or

I prefer to position indicia 60 around the periphery of the disc 38 and to provide an indicating pointer 62 at the end-of an arm '64 supportedby a ring 66 clamped'on the body 10 by a set screw 68. v This is a'convenience to, the operator in adjusting and calibrating-the device inserv'icep It will b'e ap'parent that the thermostat, if'properly designed, can move the control arm 42 approximately sixty degrees in either direction from the position of Figure 2. This provides a range of adjustment of the needle'valve' amounting to substantially onethird of the pitch of the threads at 26; In most installations, this range is not quite suificient to take care of the variation in the load on the heating plant between mild fall weather when a little heat is desired and zero weather when the'load is heaviesti Thus, if the 's stem 'as a whole operated V nicely during all weather at or :near the the inlet pipe 12, and comportion proper 22 adapted to position of Figure 2, the coming of zero ate nearly all the time with the arm 42 down aboutsixty degrees. Any fluctuation inthe demand would carry the device be yond its operating range. Howeyer, a rotation of the-disc 38 about sixty degrees in a counter-clockwise direction with respect to the arm, would readjust the entire system so that'normal operation would again take place with a much larger fire, but with the arm 42 at or' near the position ofFigure 2 and plenty of reserve power obtainable when the thermostat lets thearm move down.

I prefer to provide a resilient washer 71 between tlie'eye 40 and the cap nut to elimipate looseness and rattlingv i In Figure 4, I have illustrated a plain arm 70 to which s attacheda strlp of spring metal 72 terminating in a tooth 74 engaging the serrations d8. This construction is ma- 5 terially simpler but not as well protected against accidental injury. I

Because most 011 burners require a certam minimum flow or" fuel to keep/them from going out, it has been customary in the past l to install'them with two different and inclependent valves, one set to provide the constant minimum flow necessary to keepthe burner in Operation, and the other operated bya thermostat from a completely closed po-' sition to an open p osition'in whichitincreases the delivery of fuel. To secure a similar operating characteristic for the valve shownin Figure 1, Iprefer to drill a small 7 byepass 76 aroundxthe valve controlled by a set screw 78. c It ,will be noted that the nut 18 overlies the set screw 7 8,. and the screw is out eliminating certain features which may,

properlyibesaid' to constitute the essential 5 items of, novelty involved, which items are intended to be defined and, secured to me by the following claims.

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- 1. Anoil burner valve comprisinga cas- 40 ing having an inlet passage, an outlet passage and a bore axially aligned with one oi said passages, a needlevalvemember in said bore, the passage opposite said bore having a seatfor said valve member, said valve member and bore having threaded inter-em gaging portions, and cylindrical portions defining, an annular ,elearancc space, a packing in said clearance space, a cap'nutthreaded on said body for compressingsaid Packing,

said .valve member projecting through said packing and nut, 21- regulating disc fastened to the end'of said valve member and having a serratededge, a regulating arm having an eye at. oneend pivotally supported by said ,valve member, said arm having a socket in axial alignment with the edge of said disc,

a spring pressed pawl in. said socket engaging the serrated edge of said disc, and controllmeans acting on the outer end of said 2. An oilburner valve ing, having an. inlet passage,an outlet pas- Ls'ageand abore, axially aligned with one of said passages, a. valve member insaid bore, the passage opposite said bore having sai d arm.

comprising a casa seat for said valve member, said valve member and bore having threadedjinterengaging port-ions, and cylindrical portions 'deiining an annular clearance space, a pack .mg in said clearancegspace, acap nut threaded on said body for compressing said packing said valve member PIOJGCtlIlg through said packing andnut, a regulating disc fastened to 'the'end of said valve member and having a serrated edge,;a.regulat1ng arm having an eye atone end pivotally support- .ed by said valvefmember between said disc andsaid cap nutisaid arm havingasocket in axial'alignment with the ledge oii iStLlCl disc, a spring pressed pawl nsaid socket engaging the serrated edge of said disc, and

control means acting on the outer endof 3. An oil burner valve comprisingacasing having an inlet passage an outlet passage and a bore oppo'sitej one ofjsaid pas sages, a valve memberinisaidbore, the passage opposite said bore ha'vingaseatfor said valve. member, saidyalve memberproject mg beyond" said bore, a regulating' disc fastened to. the end of said valvej meinber and h v g a seated ed e i ti arm having an eye at one end loivtiillysiipported by said valve member, spring pressed pawl on said arin en'gaging the serrated edge of said disc,"andcontrol'means acting enthe outer. end of saidlarm." 'j

4.. An oilbiirner valve comprising afcas ing, a valve member threaded'insa'leasing. and havinga shank projecting rea 'wardly therefrom, a disc fixed onftheend oii said shank for rotating said valve member to open and close saidvalve, a control. armjpivoted on said shank between said discand said,

casing, automatic regulating. means acting on the end of said arm, anda'resilient pavvl and ratchet connection betweensa'id-arm'and the edge oi said disc, wherebythe range of action, ot said automatic regiilating 'ineans may be manually adjusted f 5. Anoilbui ner valve coiriprising a easing, a I valve member threade dfin said casing and having a shank proj ecting rearwardly. therefrom, a disc fixed on theendot ,said

shank for rotating said valve member to open. and close said valve, a control. arm pivoted on said shank, automatic regulating means acting'on theeudofsaid arm, and a resilient pawl and ratchet connection be tween said arm and said disc, whereby the range of action of said automatic regulating means may be manually adjusted.

6. An oil burner valve comprising a casing, a valvemember .threaded in,.said casing and havingv a shank projecting rearwardly therefrom,- a disc fixed on .the end of said shank for rotating said valve member, to open and close said'valve, a bypassaround said valve, a setserew for. restrieting or closing said by-pass, an oil delivery tube,

and a coupling between said tube and said casing, said coupling overlying said set screw to prevent access thereto.

7. An oil burner valve comprising a casing; a valve member in said casing having a projection extending outside said casing;v

control means acting on said projection for opening and closing said valve; 21 by-pass around said valve member; means indepen- 19 dent of and relatively inaccessible compared HERMAN W. HITZEMANN. 

